Home Grown Hotels, the group behind The Pig chain of upmarket hotels, has bought Hunstrete House near Bath for £5m from von Essen Hotels founder Andrew Davis. The 18th century Georgian hotel has been closed for two years following the administration of the Bath-based von Essen group. Hunstrete House, set in about 70 acres,...
A high-profile Bath city centre site controversially earmarked for redevelopment as a budget hotel is back on the market. The 1.23-acre site at Green Park is being marketed as having “potential for comprehensive redevelopment for a variety of uses”. Bath-based architecture practice Nash Partnership has been commissioned to undertake a feasibility study to establish...
Edmond Shipway, the national construction consultancy with an office in Bath, has started work on site at a much-anticipated redevelopment project in Manchester. The firm was first appointed as cost manager by then developer UK Land and Property almost three years ago. Having been brought on board to manage enabling works worth £1.5m known...
Nearly a third of West construction firms are at risk of failure in the next 12 months, according to new research. This compares to 25.7% of businesses at risk across all sectors in the region and comes on the back of a fall in UK construction output in the first quarter of this year....
Annual pre-tax profits fell by 4.5% to £2.2m at Bath Building Society last year as it was hit by continued tough market conditions. A stuttering economy, weak demand for housing finance, flat house prices and continued levels of record-low interest rates combined to create one of the most challenging periods in its 110-year history,...
Bath-based specialist building contractor Halsall Construction has completed two zero-carbon homes that produce more energy than they use for housing association Alliance Homes, the first in North Somerset. The three-bedroom houses in Portishead were commissioned as a practical trial of low and zero-carbon technologies and construction in everyday use by their service teams and...
Bath-based architect practice Stubbs Rich has promoted Garry Davies and Andy Battle to become associates. Both have worked at Stubbs Rich for more than six years, contributing to its success by designing and completing major projects for some of its long-standing clients. In his new role, Garry will work on the more technically challenging...
Bath architecture and planning consultancy Nash Partnership is celebrating the completion of an affordable housing scheme in the heart of another Regency town – Cheltenham. Nash led the masterplan for Cheltenham Borough Council to redevelop the St Paul’s district of the town, incorporating new and old accommodation with the aim of regenerating the area...
The biggest free annual get-together for West landlords, Landlord Expo, takes place next Thursday from noon until 7pm. The event, sponsored by estate agents Andrews, features more than 80 exhibitors ranging from local authority stands to letting agents, financial experts, trades people and suppliers. Held at the University of the West of England Exhibition...
Three major former Ministry of Defence sites around Bath have been sold for development in a move that could eventually lead to the construction of more than 1,000 homes. The land at Foxhill, Warminster Road and Ensleigh was put up for sale by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) – the MoD’s property and services...
